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. 2014 Mar 26;104(6):407-8.
doi: 10.7196/samj.8100.

'Urban insight': A high level of undiagnosed need reflects limited access to and availability of eye-care services in South Africa

Angela Mathee  1 , Ansunel de la Rey, Andre Swart, Sophie Plagerson, Nisha Naicker
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'Urban insight': A high level of undiagnosed need reflects limited access to and availability of eye-care services in South Africa

Angela Mathee et al. S Afr Med J. .

Abstract

Findings from an urban community optometry clinic in a poor area of Johannesburg, South Africa (SA), highlighted a high level of undiagnosed need, raising questions concerning access to and availability of eye-care services in SA. It is imperative that we understand vision as a requisite for poverty alleviation, and the need for a public health approach to service delivery.

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